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American League Central Division White Sox: Jeff Samardzija survives the trade deadline and Sox stand pat with a sub-.500 team. Indians: Beat writers happy to see Marc Rzepczynski traded just so they no longer have to spell "Rzepczynski." Royals: Johnny Cueto's 2.51 ERA since 2011 was second to Clayton Kershaw's when Royals acquired him. Tigers: GM Dave Dombrowski took the white flag and ran it up the flagpole for everyone to salute. Twins: Losing eight of first 12 to start second half gave wild-card opponents a feeling of superiority. East Division Blue Jays: With Troy Tulowitzki and David Price on board, all Jays need is replacement for manager John...

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American League
Central Division
White Sox: Jeff Samardzija survives the trade deadline and Sox stand pat with a sub-.500 team.
Indians: Beat writers happy to see Marc Rzepczynski traded just so they no longer have to spell "Rzepczynski."
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Reality TV isn't really my thing.
I haven't watched any in years, at least since Cubs part-owner Todd Ricketts' failed attempt at selling hot dogs on “Undercover Boss.”
But this year's trade deadline created some must-see reality TV, including one...

Manager Joe Maddon believes there's a "definite possibility" that the Cubs will make a trade before Friday's 3 p.m. trade deadline.
And that was before the Cubs' competition for Padres pitcher Tyson Ross thinned after the Astros acquired...

When Cougars infielder Ryan Gebhardt was growing up in Louisiana, and even for a time at Louisiana Tech in college, he was also a pitcher.
He last pitched in 2011, but he had been pestering Cougars manager Mark Grudzielanek for a chance to get on the...

The Oakland Athletics have traded utilityman Ben Zobrist and cash to the Kansas City Royals for right-hander Aaron Brooks and minor league left-hander Sean Manaea.
The teams announced the trade Tuesday. The 34-year-old Zobrist, an infielder and...

Any time someone tells Lake Forest baseball standout Cal Coughlin he cannot do something, he gets more motivated.
An infielder and pitcher who likes hitting a baseball more than anything else he could possibly do, Coughlin has been steadily improving...

The Houston Astros have shaken off Taylor Swift's original tour date at Minute Maid Park in case of a playoff run.
The Astros announced on Monday that they'd moved up the date of the Grammy Award-winning singer's show in Houston from Oct. 13 to Sept. 9....

Three pitchers who became dominant after trades and a rock-solid catcher-turned-second baseman have a new moniker — Hall of Famer.
Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday and...

The Oakland Athletics have begun their expected changes leading up to the trade deadline, sending left-hander Scott Kazmir to his hometown Houston Astros for a pair of minor leaguers.
Oakland receives right-handed pitcher Daniel Mengden and catcher Jacob...

Accidental contenders are flourishing these days, thanks to Major League Baseball's brilliant idea of adding a second wild-card team.
The second wild card provides false hope to millions of fans who otherwise would be focusing on the upcoming NFL season....

Ten years ago, on a late-October night in Houston, the White Sox delivered a World Series championship to a city starved for one. The miracle on 35th Street erased an 88-year absence of baseball triumph on the South Side, but many weren't expecting it...

If the All-Star Game matters, then why do the fans get to vote for the starters?
You know what coaches and managers say: If you listen to the fans, you’ll soon be sitting with them.
Fox Sports wants you to believe the All-Star Game matters. Baseball,...

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke will start for the National League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game and Houston Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel will be on the mound for the American League.
The 31-year-old Greinke is 8-2 with a big...

After a predictably unpredictable first half of the 2015 season, conventional wisdom dictates the Astros are due for a market correction.
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Chris Sale takes the mound tonight in St. Louis with a chance to make some history.
If Sale strikes out 10 Cardinals hitters, he’ll tie Pedro Martinez’s 1999 record with eight consecutive starters with 10 or more strikeouts. He’ll be facing the best team...

With stricter pitch counts and five-man rotations, no one ever will touch Nolan Ryan's modern day single-season record for strikeouts.
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Darryl Hamilton, a standout center fielder and a member of the New York Mets team that reached the 2000 World Series, was killed in a murder-suicide in a suburban Houston home, authorities said Monday.
Hamilton was found Sunday after he was fatally...

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